Richard Fishman, Sterling Silver Gilt Kiddush Cup Lidded Sculpture, Artist Designed Fine Judaica c., 1976

Description

Richard Fishman, b. 1941, American, (RISD BFA 1963, Sculpture)
A large sterling silver with interior gilding Kiddush cup, lidded goblet … more Richard Fishman, b. 1941, American, (RISD BFA 1963, Sculpture)
A large sterling silver with interior gilding Kiddush cup, lidded goblet by RICHARD FISHMAN for EDITIONS JUDAICA. United States, c. 1970s. On solid round base with stylized stem that connects to a bowl shaped upper portion. The cover, decorated with a flower. Signed.
EXQUISITE KIDDUSH CUP— This attractive kiddush cup by sculptor Richard Fishman was commissioned by Temple EmanuEl of Providence, Rh.I. It has been made available in sterling by Editions Judaica, from Cambridge, Mass. The original is now in the Jewish Museum in New York. The edition is limited, each signed by the artist and serially numbered.
This is part of a 20th century renaissance of master craftsmen creating judaica. Artists such as Ludwig Wolpert, (Bauhaus trained and founder of the Tobe Pascher workshop) Zelig Segal, Ibram Lassaw, Chaim Gross, Moshe Zabari, Arie Ophir, Menahem Berman, Daniel Liebskind have all made ritual objects in a variety of forms.

Richard Fishman is a sculptor who earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1963 and continued his studies at Tulane University, graduating with an MFA in 1965. His work has been shown at such acclaimed institutions as The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the Jewish Museum in New York City, and the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston Public Library, Department of Prints and Drawings and the David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University.
Fishman has had 29 one-person exhibitions, more than 50 group exhibitions and is a recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship.He was previously awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and is currently a Professor Emeritus of Visual Art and Director of the Creative Arts Council at Brown University.

EDUCATION
1963-1965 M.F.A., Tulane University
1962-1963 B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design
1959-1962 S.F.A.A., Boston University
1962 Yale-Norfolk School of Music and Art (summer)

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Professor, Brown University, 1965 – present
Director, Brown University Creative Arts Council, 2006-present
Chairman, Art Department, Brown University, 1979-82, 1986 and 1998-2004
Director, Friends of List Art Center, 1982-87

ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019 galerie Jean Brolly, Paris, France (upcoming)
2017 David Winton Bell Gallery, Providence, RI
2013 Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art,
2007 Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
1988 Body Sculpture, Boston, MA
1988 Jan Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1980 Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1980 Electrum Gallery, London
1979 Ehrlich Gallery, New York City
1979 Body Sculpture, Boston, MA
1979 Harcus Krakow Gallery, Boston, MA
1971 The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
1970 Forum Gallery, New York City
1967 Penthouse Gallery, Montreal, Canada
1964 Swetzoff Gallery, Boston, MA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013 "Networks Rhode Island," Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI
2007 Bell Gallery Brown University Faculty Exhibition
2003 Matrix Arts 2003 International Sacremento, CA
2003 Bell Gallery Brown University Faculty Exhibition
2002 City Arts Gallery, Providence, R.I.
2001 Manhasset Mill Gallery, Providence, R.I.
2000 State House Rotunda, Providence Rhode Island
1998 Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
1997 Bell Gallery, Brown University, Faculty Exhibition
1996 “Artist’s boxes,” Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1995 “Artists’ chairs,” Museum of Art, RISD, Providence, RI
1992 Body Sculpture, Boston, MA
1990 Body Sculpture, Boston, MA
1989 Body Sculpture, Boston, MA
1988 Addison Parks Gallery, Providence, RI
1988 Nielsen Gallery, Boston, MA
1988 M Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1988 Gayle Wilson Gallery, South Hampton, NY
1988 Virginia Lynch Gallery, Tiverton, RI
1987 Lenore Gray Gallery, Providence, RI, “Images of Holocaust”
1986 Bell Gallery, Brown University, Faculty Exhibition
1986 Brouhaha Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island
1986 Robert Brown Gallery, Washington, DC
1985-86 Artwear, New York City
1984-85 Body Sculpture, Boston, MA
1983 Jack Tilton Gallery, New York City
1983 Delahunty Gallery, New York City
1982 C.D.S. Gallery, New York City, “Artists Choose Artists”
1981 Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, Indiana
1980 Wave Hill Museum, Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, New York City
1980 Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland
1979 Electrum Gallery, London
1979 Ehrlich Gallery, New York City
1975-79 Sculpture Now, Inc., New York City
1975 Donna Schnier, Inc., New York City
1974 Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore
1973 LoGiudice Gallery, New York City
1973 Max Hutchinson Gallery, New York City
1973 DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
1973 M.I.T. Hayden Gallery, Boston
1972 Brockton Art Center, Brockton, MA
1970 The Jewish Museum, New York City
1969 Forum Gallery, New York City
1968 “Six Sculptors,” Lowe Gallery, Hofstra University
1967 Thirteenth Annual Drawing and Sculpture, Ball State University,
1967 Art for Embassies, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
1966 Museum of Modern Art Penthouse Gallery, NYC
1966 Drawing Show, Providence Art Club
1966 Davis Art Gallery of Stephens College, Ohio
1966 Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
1966-69 Rhode Island Arts Festival
1965 Eleventh Annual Drawing and Sculpture, Ball State University,
1964-65 New England Art, Part IV, Sculpture, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
1964 1964 Invitational Boston Arts Festival
1963 Sculpture Exhibit, Bundy Art Gallery, Waitsfield, Vermont
1962-67 Swetzoff Gallery, Group Shows, Boston
1961 New Talent Show, Nova Gallery, Boston


COMMISSIONS
1972 Ecumenical Chapel, Johnston, RI : 15 ft. Granite Sculpture
1971 University of Rhode Island, Biology-Zoology Building : 60 ft. x 10 ft., Concrete Relief
1966 Tifereth Israel Synagogue, New Bedford, MA
1964 Weeks Hall Memorial, New Iberia, Louisiana

FELLOWSHIPS
1982-1983 John H. Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
1974.1975 Howard Foundation Fellowship

AWARDS
2002 Gold Medal 2002 CASE award
1969 Sculpture Award – 58th Annual Exhibition, Art Association of Newport, RI
1968 Award of Distinction, Mainstreams, Marietta College
1967 Sculpture Prize, Rhode Island Arts Festival
1962 First Prize, Boston Arts Festival, Sculpture less